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Category Archive: Baja, Cross-Country Rally, Morocco Rally, News

TOYOTA GAZOO Racing set for Morocco showdown as W2RC resumes

Sep 28, 2022 Jarlath Baja, Cross-Country Rally, Morocco Rally, News Comments Off on TOYOTA GAZOO Racing set for Morocco showdown as W2RC resumes

TweetTOYOTA GAZOO Racing’s Nasser Al-Attiyah and co-driver Mathieu Baumel will be taking on the 2022 Rally of Morocco, as part of the 2022 World Rally-Raid Championship (W2RC). The race will take...

TOYOTA’S YAZEED AL-RAJHI CRUISES TO COMFORTABLE WIN AT RALLY ASEER 2022

Sep 25, 2022 Jarlath Baja, Cross-Country Rally, News Comments Off on TOYOTA’S YAZEED AL-RAJHI CRUISES TO COMFORTABLE WIN AT RALLY ASEER 2022

Tweet ABHA (Saudi Arabia): Toyota Hilux driver Yazeed Al-Rajhi and his German co-driver Dirk von Zitzewitz stayed clear of trouble to clinch an emphatic victory at the Abha-based Rally Aseer, round...

Morocco Rally: Audi Sport’s dress rehearsal for the Dakar

Sep 23, 2022 Jarlath Baja, Cross-Country Rally, Dakar, Morocco Rally, News Comments Off on Morocco Rally: Audi Sport’s dress rehearsal for the Dakar

Tweet A packed schedule characterizes the second half of the year for Audi Sport: After the start of testing of the Audi RS Q e-tron E2 in Europe in July, the premiere on September 1, a subsequent...

Rollercoaster style course revealed for Extreme E’s Chile debut

Sep 23, 2022 Jarlath Baja, Cross-Country Rally, EV Motorsport, Extreme E, News Comments Off on Rollercoaster style course revealed for Extreme E’s Chile debut

Tweet With Extreme E’s Antofagasta Minerals Copper X Prix on the horizon this weekend (24-25 September), the electric off-road series is revealing a thrilling course that brings the 10 teams and...

First endurance test for the Audi RS Q e-tron E2

Sep 23, 2022 Jarlath Baja, Cross-Country Rally, EV Motorsport, Morocco Rally, News Comments Off on First endurance test for the Audi RS Q e-tron E2

Tweet Audi Sport prepared for the first rally of the new Audi RS Q e-tron E2 at an extensive test in Morocco in September 2022. With Mattias Ekström/Emil Bergkvist, Stéphane Peterhansel/Edouard...

Can anyone stop Rosberg X Racing claiming back-to-back Extreme E titles?

Sep 16, 2022 Jarlath Baja, Cross-Country Rally, EV Motorsport, Extreme E, News Comments Off on Can anyone stop Rosberg X Racing claiming back-to-back Extreme E titles?

Tweet After two wins from the first three X Prix in Extreme E Season 2, Rosberg X Racing (RXR) look well placed to secure their second Championship title in succession. Their nearest challengers,...

Audi RS Q e-tron E2: lighter, more aerodynamic and even more efficient

Sep 11, 2022 Jarlath Baja, Cross-Country Rally, EV Motorsport, News Comments Off on Audi RS Q e-tron E2: lighter, more aerodynamic and even more efficient

Tweet Last March 2022, the Audi RS Q e-tron won its first desert rally in Abu Dhabi, and now the next evolution is ready. The innovative prototype presents itself significantly improved for the 2022...

Up in Smoke! Al-Rajhi & Orr’s FIA World Cup for Cross-Country Bajas title hopes fade

Sep 05, 2022 Jarlath Baja, Cross-Country Rally, EverGreeens: Irish Abroad, News Comments Off on Up in Smoke! Al-Rajhi & Orr’s FIA World Cup for Cross-Country Bajas title hopes fade

TweetYazeed Al-Rajhi and co-driver Michael Orr suffered a severe setback to their challenge for the 2022 FIA World Cup for Cross-Country Bajas titles, when their Overdrive Racing Toyota Hilux was...

T3 & T4 titles decided on Columna Medica Baja Poland

Sep 05, 2022 Jarlath Baja, Cross-Country Rally, News Comments Off on T3 & T4 titles decided on Columna Medica Baja Poland

Tweet– September 2nd-4th, 2022 FIA World Cup for Cross-Country Bajas, round 5 of 8 Spaniard Fernando Alvarez and Poland’s Marek Goczal secured comfortable victories in South Racing-built...

1,2,3 for MINI JCW Rally on Baja Poland

Sep 05, 2022 Jarlath Baja, Cross-Country Rally, News Comments Off on 1,2,3 for MINI JCW Rally on Baja Poland

TweetBaja Poland: Three MINI JCW Rally on the podium Krzysztof Holowczyc wins the Baja Poland Joao Ferreira wins FIA European Cup for Cross-Country Bajas The three MINI JCW Rally crews were the...